remember when there was a whole media storm about a leaked document that gave some vague gesture towards "significant" diversion without ever really saying what that meant? it'd be cool if this got any attention from other media in the province

Heads up for anyone living, working or going to school in Parkland County. A standing measles exposure advisory for the area has been issued until further notice. www.alberta.ca/release.cfm?...

So I'm an abolitionist & think we should work for a world without jails. When we point out elite impunity, the question is why ARE there jails if you don't have to go to them if you're rich & powerful, & they're just filled with people without resources.

An update on the man who was murdered by the RCMP. His partner contradicts the story told by the police--and the story is a shooting in cold blood. Content warning for this one: the story is a difficult one.

I wrote about CBS, and how its debasement is best viewed as one small part of a much larger war on informed consensus by the frightened extraction class

The UCP government’s behaviour is so wildly inappropriate and is such an arbitrary abuse of power here Governments are accountable to the public, they should not be blacklisting anyone asking questions / requesting information and should be operating under consistently applied policies at all times

“Will anyone in the Epstein files be held accountable?” What you have to understand is that while sexual violence is technically illegal and frowned upon in the abstract, in practice it is accepted, ubiquitous, de rigeur, and a primary vehicle for male bonding.

She never lived to see this moment, but it’s worth remembering that none of this would have happened without Virginia Giuffre. She had the courage to speak out against power and privilege when it was just her word against Andrew’s. Thanks to her, justice & accountability may finally have its day.

Hey everyone Martin Heavy Head needs some funds for food if anyone is able to help. He’s living in a tipi and getting life skills projects happening for the homeless in Lethbridge. Please help support his good work. He needs $250. Please send to my PayPal/EMT [email protected]

The Alberta government spent $70 million to get medicine that couldn’t be used, couldn’t be given away, and then was ultimately destroyed which cost $718,000. It also cost $478,000 to store. Tell me again how the UCP is the party of fiscal responsibility? Vote them out!! #abpoli #ableg

Thousands of institutions abandoned programs, ended or rewrote scholarships, closed down clubs and publications, all in pre-emptive compliance. And you know why? Mostly because they wanted to do it if they thought they could blame someone else for it.

A couple of Canadian journalists (myself included) have started a fundraiser for Trenth Ernst & Tumbler Ridgelines. Since the shooting, he's stopped writing. We're hoping to get him some short-term support for these hard times. Donate here: www.gofundme.com/f/support-tr...

Please keep sharing and send Marty a donation if you’re able to. He’s at the halfway mark. I’ll update once the goal is reached. Thanks to those who donated so far. I’m working this week so I’m asking people if they can help me share this around while I’m away. Please. He really needs the help.

You don’t “open” the Overton Window. But it’s interesting that they’d admit they’re trying to shift it toward white nationalism.

I find it frustrating that the left has been characterized as more prone to scolding when the right’s entire culture is built on an openly insidious kind of scolding

Save some of that hate in your heart you have for Palantir and direct it towards Microsoft.

why won’t the left just praise every technology handed down from self-interested billionaires seeking only to enhance their power and profits?! clearly, they’re the ones in the wrong if they can’t get on board 😤

A flower beetle in baltic amber. We hope to raise money for a museum microscope so kids can examine insect specimens like this one!

“The Problem With AI Is Shitty Human Beings”: karlbode.com/r/0a5f1e34?m... Good piece from @karlbode.com, whose reporting on tech I’ve been enjoying for years (initially via @techdirt.com ) and now has a new newsletter you should jump on.

I don’t know who needs to hear Jesse Jackson leading the kids on Sesame Street in this beautiful call-and-response reminding them that every child is somebody, but here it is

Nothing that can help regular people is possible. Everything that can hurt regular people is easy to do. This is basically how most politicians act right now.

Me as a child: it must be very hard to become a CEO and be very hard work once you get the job Guy obviously on drugs speaking at a conference: the next five years of the economy should be about a dream I had where a dog spoke to me

"While Cuba has consistently shared its limited resources with the world despite decades of US sabotage, the Canadian government is unwilling to risk even the mildest rebuke from Washington by standing up for international law and the human rights of Cubans." Read to the end for what you can do. 👇

Eddie Carvery has died. I wrote about him in 2008.

"Policing tone while spreading abuse allows influencers to control the narrative, radicalize followers, and exhaust critics. The goal isn’t to win an argument—it’s to dominate the space and keep the grift alive."

Food Not Bombs Edmonton needs cooks and drivers. You can volunteer here: edmonton.foodnotbombs.us/how_to_join

The fact that these sentences always end with "... which we will cram with more work for them" and not "... so we moved to a four-day workweek" really illustrate the hollowness of some AI evangelists' promises that AI will deliver us to some kind of post-work utopia.

Today we mark Louis Riel Day by honouring the legacy of Louis Riel. Louis Riel was a Métis leader, advocate, and nation-builder who fought for the rights, culture, and political recognition of Métis Peoples. 1/2 #LouisRielDay #MétisHistory #IndigenousRights #Reconciliation #Justice #SenCA #CdnPoli

The Epstein Class is the by-product of an economy that emerged over the last two decades, from which this new elite has siphoned off vast amounts of wealth. Some thoughts... https://robertreich.substack.com/p/the-squalor-of-the-epstein-class

“.. The youngest was 27 years old; the oldest was 90 and had dementia. Some were homeless. Some died with drugs or alcohol in their system. All found themselves at the bitter mercy of the cold.” @nytimes.com www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

The AI bros (who clearly don't understand AI) in the comments are hilarious. "ask stupid questions, get stupid answers". LLMs have no concept of how intelligent a question is, and they certainly were not designed to deliberately give stupid responses if they deem your question too stupid. 1/?

The statement closes with a link to "sign the parliamentary petition calling for Canada to stand with Cuba and other Latin American countries that the U.S. administration is targeting." 👇

Ok NOW going back offline, can't move my hands, but this is a priority need. Text it to friends, print flyers, share the Death Panel interview, make sure people in your life know that we can keep Palestinians connected. More than ever this matters enormously soundcloud.com/deathpanel/c...

On the heels of this post last night, I wrote about using the term "concentration camp" and why it matters.

In incredible news, the European Parliament has voted overwhelmingly for "The Full Recognition Of Trans Women As Women." Even the center-right European People's Party voted for the declaration. It will form a foundation for their position at the UN Commission on the Status of Women. Our latest.

Ask yourself: are those fans worth having? “If any of you, in any way, hate homosexuals, people of a different color or women, please do this one favor for us – leave us the fuck alone. Don’t come to our shows and don’t buy our records.” -Nirvana

Another day, another round of cuts due to austerity forced on us by Prime Minister Goldman-Sachs, a real man of the people.

This is so sad. My heart goes out to everyone in Tumbler Ridge.

Indian Residential School Survivors and Family Hotline: 1-866-925-4419 Crisis Services Canada: 1-833-456-4566 or text 45645; Kids Help Phone: 1-800-668-6868. First Nations and Inuit Hope for Wellness Help Line: 1-855-242-3310. Native Youth Crisis Hotline: 1-877-209-1266.

Trans Lifeline (Canada): 1-877-330-6366. A 24/7 peer support hotline run by trans people for trans and questioning people in crisis. LGBT National Youth Talkline: 1-800-246-7743. Provides support for LGBTQ+ youth and young adults (up to age 25).

Trans ideology or gender ideology are not a real thing. These are transphobic and homophobic dog whistles. If you see anyone using these phrases. Confront them, especially if you’re cis gendered and straight.

I recently read Luke Kemp's book Goliath's Curse, and he identifies an adjacent trend in the historical record: technological improvement basically never results in increased quality of life for average people. Almost all the productivity benefits are captured by elite social strata.🧵

"Despite internal emails indicating miscarriages, stillbirths, and at least one infant death, the province released no clear, timely data to clinicians or the public. Heavily redacted records confirmed officials were actually tracking these harms.." but did not report! thewalrus.ca/alberta-knew...

Rural closures means patients diverted to Edmonton or the Sturgeon. #ABleg #ABpoli #Cndpoli #YEG #YYC #Barrhead #Weslock #Sturgeon

Alberta had a $4B surplus last year. Four. Billion. Surplus.

some of the very real, specific harm perpetuated by Grok and Elon Musk’s nonconensual porn machine: www.404media.co/grok-nudify-...

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We are looking for cooks and drivers currently! Go to our website to sign up today. We have lots of requests for food assistance right now and an upcoming group cook. #yeg #edmonton #community #volunteering #foodnotbombsyeg

Meta glasses are water resistant not waterproof. Do what you will with this information.

NEW: Canada’s top-paid CEOs made more in the first 33 hours of 2026 than the average worker will all year, writes Adam King. www.readthemaple.com/top-paid-ceo...